Band Name: Minutemen
Music Album: Ballot Result
Album Release Date: April 1986
Music Genre: Punk Rock
Record Label: SST Records
Album Release Country: United States
Music Record Type: 32 Tracks Vinyl Album LP
The Minutemen were a band from San Pedro, California, formed in 1980 by childhood friends Dennes "D." Boon (vocals, guitar) and Mike Watt (bass, vocals) following the break-up of their previous band, The Reactionaries. Although technically considered a punk rock band, the group frequently added elements of funk and jazz into their songs and would also incorporate classic rock covers into their records and live sets, most notably covering Steely Dan, Van Halen, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Blue Öyster Cult (the latter two were huge influences on a young Boon and Watt). The band was known for the brevity of their songs, freeing them from solos, choruses, breakdowns, and fade-outs. Also, D. Boon was known for his very trebly guitar tone, believing in a "democratic" sound, in which all instruments would (...)
| A1 | Little Man With A Gun In His Hand | 3:03 |
| A2 | Political Song For Michael Jackson To Sing | 1:25 |
| A3 | I Felt Like A Gringo | 1:39 |
| A4 | Jesus And Tequila | 2:52 |
| A5 | Courage | 2:55 |
| A6 | King Of The Hill | 3:00 |
| A7 | Bermuda | 3:07 |
| B1 | No One - Remix | 6:30 |
| B2 | Mr. Robot's Holy Orders | 7:45 |
| B3 | The Price Of Paradise | 3:35 |
| B4 | Song For El Salvador | 0:31 |
| C1 | Ack Ack Ack | 0:32 |
| C2 | History Lesson - Part Two | 2:30 |
| C3 | Hey Lawdy Mama | 2:27 |
| C4 | This Aint No Picnic | 1:46 |
| C5 | The Cheerleaders | 3:32 |
| C6 | Time | 2:36 |
| C7 | Cut | 2:01 |
| C8 | Split Red | 1:05 |
| C9 | Dreams Are Free, Motherfucker! | 1:12 |
| D1 | Shit You Hear At Parties | 1:06 |
| D2 | Hell (Second Take) | 7:05 |
| D3 | Tour-Spiel | 3:22 |
| D4 | Take Our Test | 2:03 |
| D5 | The Punch Line | 0:46 |
| D6 | Search | 0:48 |
| D7 | Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs | 1:16 |
| D8 | Badges | 0:38 |
| D9 | Tension | 1:33 |
| D10 | If Reagan Played Disco | 1:15 |
| D11a | No! No! No! To Draft & War | |
| D11b | Joe McCarthy's Ghost |
'Double "Live" Album'
No barcode on the sleeve, but a sticker was affixed to the cellophane wrapper on later editions.
SIde B & D labels are white and without print.
℗ 1986 SST Records
Made in USA
A1 to A7, B2: Atlanta, GA 11/30/85. WREK. "Live" on the air
B1: Venice, CA 11/85. Radio Tokyo studio
B3: From the SST LP "3-Way Tie (For Last)" (SST 058)
B4: From the SST LP "The Punch Line" (SST 004)
C1 to C6: Los Angeles, CA 10/85. KPFK. SPIN RADIO show taping
C7, C8: Los Angeles, CA 1/2/83. KPFK. "Live" from studio Z
C9: From the SST EP "Buzz Or Howl Under The Influence Of Heat" (SST 016)
D1: Fullerton, CA 11/28/81. Casbah studio. Session for never-released LP
D2: Wilmington, CA 2/84. Jack Brewer's garage. Soundtrack to Mark Mitchell's film "Hell"
D3, D4: Albuquerque, NM 5/25/85. Indian Cultural Center. Board cassette from Black Flag's "Loose Nut" tour
D5 to D7: Philadelphia, PA 12/15/83. Love Hall. Audience cassette from the Husker Du/Minutemen mini east coast tour
D8, D9: San Pedro, CA 9/80. Shed behind George's house on 17th Street. Practice cassette
D10: Torrance, CA 5/22/82. Wilson Park. Audience cassette from outdoor gig
D11: Madison, WI 5/2/85. "Mersh Alive in '85" tour. Audience cassette of encore. Total time: 3'00
All songs published by New Alliance Music except:
A1: Cesstone / New Alliance Music
A7: Bleib Alien Saucer Pub.
C1: Inane Artists
C3: Trousdale Music
C6: Automatic Music
D11: Unknown
ACTUAL "BALLOT RESULTS" (from ballots received by SST Records between January and April of '86 in descending order):
1. THIS AIN'T NO PICNIC
2. IF REAGAN PLAYED DISCO
3. JESUS AND TEQUILA
4. BOB DYLAN WROTE PROPAGANDA SONGS
5. KING OF THE HILL
6. LITTLE MAN WITH A GUN IN HIS HAND
7. THE PUNCH LINE
8. NO ONE
9. COURAGE
10. THE CHEERLEADERS
11. HISTORY LESSON - PART TWO
12. POLITICAL SONG FOR MICHAEL JACKSON TO SING
13. JOE McCARTHY'S GHOST
14. SHIT YOU HEAR AT PARTIES
15. PARANOID CHANT
16. I FELT LIKE A GRINGO
17. SEARCH
18. BADGES
19. ACK ACK ACK
20. JOY
21. SONG FOR EL SALVADOR
22. DREAMS ARE FREE, MOTHERFUCKER!
23. THE PRICE OF PARADISE
24. CUT
25. TAKE OUR TEST
26. TOUR-SPIEL
27. PARTY WITH ME, PUNKER
28. TENSION
29. HEY LAWDY MAMA
30. SPLIT RED
(note: JOY and PARTY WITH ME, PUNKER were inadvertently omitted from this record, sorry)
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